In a recent survey conducted by Jabil, we discovered that in just over a year, the number of companies utilizing 3D printing as well as the variety of applications rocketed dramatically; the percentage of companies using additive to manufacture production parts…
For 3D Printing to grow as an industry, it needs more talent. Join Aaron Lichtig, the Xometry guy and former Jeopardy champion, in this episode of OK Xoomer — Zoom chats with creative engineers & more — as he talks…
Out Friends from Deloitte speak about eat 3D printing resurgence and trends going forward. Like many new technologies, 3D printing was overhyped to an extent in its early days. By 2014, the industry (including but not limited to large public…
Surgical tool manufacturer Shukla Medical is saving $120,000 per year after harnessing medical 3D printing systems to prototype surgical instruments. The company, a subsidiary of aerospace manufacturer S.S. White Technologies, supplies orthopaedic surgeons across the United States. It has traditionally…
According to an EY report, 36% of global firms have already moved towards applying this technology in their everyday working, validating its importance to the industry. 1 in 3 firms shows the trend is here, and it is not a…
Volkswagen is moving more and more into 3D Printing. Part of this is the firm’s constant search for greater innovation. Part is due to VW’s constant search for efficiencies. And part is due to the labor laws..the difficulty in simply…
THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS WILL GROW In 2018, more industries will find more ways to use additive manufacturing for more applications. Materials other than plastics, such as metals, will help facilitate these new uses, especially in industries such as the…
The toy industry has the potential become one of the largest beneficiaries of 3D printing, with the industry projected to be worth $135 billion by 2020. 3D print users stand to etch out a significant piece of this market, as…
In an interesting study by Accenture, the disruptive effects of 3D Printing are actually being monetized. According to Cisco Systems Inc., there is an estimated $14.4 trillion in “digital disruption dollars” up for grabs between now and 2022. This makes…
According to a PWC study, more than two-thirds of US manufacturers are using 3D printing in some way—chiefly in prototyping. 71.1% of US manufacturers are applying 3D printing technology in some way, up slightly from 67% in 2014. But, when…
